Student Life

Restructured Gap Year Network aims to clear stigma of leave of absence, help students navigate barriers to taking time off

Restructured Gap Year Network aims to clear stigma of leave of absence, help students navigate barriers to taking time off

Ella Cheng

The Gap Year Network,an Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students-approved club that aims to help students who took gap years transition back into campus life, is expanding its reach.

NEWS | 10/02/2013

SHARE pilots freshman online course, plans program for juniors

Paul Phillips

Members of the Class of 2017 were required to complete a new online Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education course— along with the traditional AlcoholEdu—prior to their arrival on campus this year. The course, called "Unless There's Consent," aims to educate students on sexual assault and sexual harassment but also covers domestic violence, stalking and the idea of consent.

NEWS | 10/01/2013

Tower numbers drop while overall fall Bicker figures remain steady

Tower numbers drop while overall fall Bicker figures remain steady

Michael Granovetter

Tower Club, the most popular club for the fall Bicker season last year, saw its number of bickerees drop by almost half this year, from 66 students in 2012 to 34 this year. The drop returned fall bicker levels to normal, as last year's 66 bickerees was a 75 percent increase over the 38 who bickered in fall 2011. Despite the drop affecting Tower, a total of 125 students bickered clubs this fall, just a dozen short of the 137 students who bickered last September.

NEWS | 09/30/2013

Academics Committee to consider final exam concerns; Restaurant Week to expand

Anna Mazarakis

The USG Academics Committee will discuss the concerns expressed by students and faculty regarding fall semester final examinations with the Committee on Examinations and Standing on Friday, USG members decided at a weekly meeting on Sunday night.

NEWS | 09/29/2013

Bed bug infestation in Holder Hall causes students to relocate twice

Alex Jafari

The occupants of a four-person suite in Rockefeller College’s Holder Hall have been relocated twice after reporting bed bug infestations on Sept.

NEWS | 09/29/2013

News & Notes: 23 freshmen run for class council

Daily Princetonian Staff

The candidates for election to the Class of 2017 class council have been announced, according to the USG website. Voting begins on Oct.

NEWS | 09/26/2013

Catholic chaplaincy Aquinas Institute relocates to house on Charlton Street

Catholic chaplaincy Aquinas Institute purchased a house closer to Princeton University to better serve its ministry

Catholic chaplaincy Aquinas Institute relocates to house on Charlton Street

Ella Cheng

The Aquinas Institute, a local Catholic chaplaincy that provides services to Princeton students, relocated to a newly-bought house on 24 Charlton St., north of the Friend Center, on Aug.

NEWS | 09/24/2013

Moving and Storage Agency stores double last summer's items, has not yet received any lost item claims

Seth Merkin Morokoff

When Gabe Banevicius ’15 and his roommates returned to their new quad on campus at the beginning of the semester, they found a refrigerator and a mattress that didn’t belong to them.

NEWS | 09/23/2013

One year after freshman Greek ban, Class of 2016 recruits "more self-selective" and rush-savvy

Elizabeth Paul

The Class of 2016 will get its first chance to rush fraternities and sororities next month, as the first class to do so under the administration’s ban on freshman participation in Greek activities. Presidents of Greek organizations say the ban has had a noticeable impact on this year’s class of pledges, increasing students’ interest in Greek life and attracting a more dedicated rush-savvy class of recruits.Sorority recruitment will begin on Monday, Sept.

NEWS | 09/22/2013

Bagneris ’15 voted to replace Davoudiasl as Class of 2015 senator

Anna Mazarakis

The USG voted unanimously to appoint Mariana Bagneris ’15 as the new Class of 2015 senator at the first meeting of the year Sunday evening.Bagneris will fill the Class of 2015 senate seat that was vacated by Deana Davoudiasl, who stepped down from the position in order to take the semester off. After USG president Shawon Jackson ’15 sent an email to the Class of 2015 last Monday advertising the opening, nine students applied for the position, he said.

NEWS | 09/22/2013

RCAs use new U.-issued credit cards for easy reimbursements

Daniel Johnson

In addition to their yearly training before students arrive on campus in the fall, the University’s residential college advisers learned they would be participating in another University program this year — a credit card initiative.

NEWS | 09/18/2013

"People who blew Princeton" exchange stories in anonymous support group

Anna Mazarakis

“After having severe depression my freshman year that resulted in failing a class, I am so scared to go back to school.

NEWS | 09/18/2013

Crane '17 scales Seven Summits for LGBTQ awareness

Seth Merkin Morokoff

While the start of college is a milestone for most, Cason Crane ’17 had already passed seven others before arriving at Princeton.

NEWS | 09/18/2013

Dorm Room Fund uses undergraduate investors to promote student entrepreneurship

Dorm Room Fund uses undergraduate investors to promote student entrepreneurship

Jean-Carlos Arenas

When FiscalNote, a company founded by Tim Hwang ’14, recently raised $1.4 million in funding, the company's list of backers included Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and the venture capital firm New Enterprises Associates.

NEWS | 09/17/2013

Updated: Vacated USG junior class senator seat to be filled by application

Anna Mazarakis

Members of the Class of 2015 can now apply to be a USG class senator, USG president Shawon Jackson ’15 announcedMondaynight in an email to the junior class. The appointed junior will fill the seat vacated by Deana Davoudiasl ’15, who stepped down from the position in order to take a semester off, Jackson said in an interview. The new senator will be appointed, rather than elected, in accordance with Section F of theUSG Constitution. The USG president and the class president will nominate the replacement, who then must be approved by the Senate. Davoudiasl was halfway through her second term as Class of 2015 senator.

NEWS | 09/17/2013

Butler residential college spearheads community service initiative

Paul Phillips

Butler College will partner with the Pace Center for Civic Engagement in a new initiative to provide Butlerites with opportunities to become engaged with their local communities.

NEWS | 09/16/2013

Preferred name policy to allow students to go by nicknames in U. directory

Michael Granovetter

University students who go by a first name other than their legal one will now have the option to change their name in the student directory, University Registrar Polly Griffin announced in an email sent to the student body last week. Under this new “preferred name policy,” the email explained, students may designate their “preferred” name in the directory through SCORE. “As long as the use of this preferred name is not for the purposes of misrepresentation, the University acknowledges that a ‘preferred name’ can and should be used where possible in the course of University business and education,” Griffin stated in the email, adding, “We know that this feature is important to many students, and we are pleased to be able to offer this option.” Griffin deferred comment to University spokesperson Martin Mbugua, who explained that the administration had been discussing this policy change over the past several months after receiving numerous requests from students who prefer a name other than their formal one.

NEWS | 09/12/2013

SHAB red cup initiative seeks to prevent meningitis, overdrinking

SHAB red cup initiative seeks to prevent meningitis, overdrinking

Anna Mazarakis

The Student Health Advisory Board has started a new initiative to combat bacterial meningitis by distributing reusable drinking cups to the student body in order to help avoid the spread of germs. The red cups say “Mine.

NEWS | 09/11/2013

T-Pain and Chiddy Bang to headline fall Lawnparties

Anna Mazarakis

Hip hop artists T-Pain and Chiddy Bang will perform at this fall's Lawnparties onSept. 15, USG president Shawon Jackson '15 and social committee chair Carla Javier '15 announced in an emailFridaynightto the student body. Javier is also a senior writer for The Daily Princetonian. T-Pain is known for songs "Buy U a Drank," "Bartender" and "Low." He won Grammy Awards in 2008 and 2010 in collaboration with Kanye West and Jamie Foxx, respectively. Chiddy Bang is known for songs "Opposite of Adults," "Mind Your Manners" and "Bad Day."Chiddy Bang was formerly a duo consisting of Noah Beresin and Chidera Anamege, but the former left the group in early 2013. As the main acts of fall Lawnparties, Chiddy Bang and T-Pain will perform at Quadrangle Club.

NEWS | 09/06/2013

USG approves $65,000 for fall Lawnparties

Anna Mazarakis

The USG has approved a $65,000 funding request from the Social Committee for the fall Lawnparties, according to USG president Shawon Jackson ’15. The request was officially approved on July 17 by vote conducted over e-mail, since the entirety of the student government was not able to meet in person, he explained. According to Jackson, the funding will cover the costs of the main act and supplies needed for the event. This figure is slightly higher than the $60,000 approved for last spring's Lawnparties but slightly lower than the $70,000 approved for the spring 2012 and fall 2012 Lawnparties, according to figures provided by Jackson. Lawnparties is scheduled to take place onSept.15.

NEWS | 07/31/2013

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